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2012 Honda Pilot

Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2012 Honda Pilot.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 On April 9, 2026, my daughter came in from school and parked her Honda Pilot at about 5:10PM. At about 7:03PM, my wife …
2026-02-24 AIR BAGS No 0 One day my pilot 2012 suddenly started turning on and off the passenger airbag then out of the blue the airbag system l…
2026-01-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact then discovered a mileage discrepancy. The vehicl…
2025-11-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Pilot. After contacting the seller on Facebook Market Place the cont…
2025-08-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The check transmission light comes and goes. Ive had the transmission flushed with no issues. It pulls codes for the to…
2025-04-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact has never owned or purchased these vehicles. The vehicles never purchased in any type of sa…
2025-04-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehi…
2024-12-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Check engine light came on followed by shaking of the vehicle. The code was checked indicating a cylinder 1 misfire. Th…
2023-12-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 While driving the vehicle at around 45 MPH it suffered a complete loss of power for 3-5 seconds. The dashboard lights i…
2023-12-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS No 0 See attached document for complaint
2023-10-26 PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was getting a State Inspection, the insp…
2023-07-03 SEAT BELTS No 0 The driver's seat belt has ripped. I contacted Airport Honda where I purchased the vehicle in Spring, 2014. The Servi…
2023-07-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 My 2012 Honda Pilot is experiencing the same engine defect that Honda acknowledged in later model years (2013–2015) and…
2023-06-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The vehicle's paint is literally peeling away from every horizontal and connected vertical surface. Without paint on me…
2023-03-22 ENGINE No 0 MIL comes on with DTCsP0301 through P0304 Car is available for inspection. Dealer confirmed along with independent serv…
2023-01-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shudder…
2022-12-17 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle experienced an increased…
2022-11-05 STEERING Yes 1 I was driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the left-hand lane alongside the concrete barrier. The road curved to the…
2022-11-02 ENGINE No 0 burning to much oil and engine light turn and just put 2 quarts and iwas looking at complaints anf few people have the…
2022-09-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car started smoking, I was able to pullover and get out. The fire department came and removed the hood because it w…
2022-08-31 AIR BAGS No 0 I got this car as a loan from a 3rd party dealer ship and they never told me it had a recall days after the airbag ligh…
2022-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Back up camera stop working. Apparently alot of honda pilot owners complain that the camera stops working.
2021-11-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated during the past 3 seasons of winter, the vehicle would fail to …
2021-08-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Paint peeling. I brought it to a body shop and they stated it was a manufacturing defect. I am looking for other w…
2021-07-07 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V661000 (Air Bags). …
2021-06-01 ENGINE No 0 Unusual amount of oil consumption. Faulty cylinder 3. Gaskets cause the oil to leak into the spark plugs causing the …
2021-05-19 ENGINE No 0 Excessive oil consumption which led to engine misfire while driving and trying to merge onto the freeway. This cause a…
2021-04-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Yes 1 The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at 32 MPH and pulling into a parking lot, the veh…
2021-02-02 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Paint is peeling and exposed the metal on passenger side doors.
2020-11-11 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHI…
2020-09-10 ENGINE No 0 AS I PROCEED TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY OR ROAD MY VEHICLE IS VERY HESITANT NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU PUSH DOWN ON THE GA…
2020-07-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I RECENTLY BUY THIS CAR AND IT HAS 79000 MILES ON THE ODO METER AND WHEN I CHECK THE CARFAX MILES CAME OUT 186000 MILE…
2020-07-22 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT START-UP…
2020-06-15 SUSPENSION No 0 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING. HONDA NOTIFIED THE DEALERS BUT NOT THE OWNERS LIKE ME SEE H…
2020-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 I AM CURRENTLY STATIONED IN GERMANY AND RETURNING TO US IN THE END OF AUGUST. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HONDA TO HELP …
2020-06-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND HESIT…
2020-03-10 SUSPENSION No 0 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS WERE EXCESSIVELY WO…
2020-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE WHITE PEARL PAINT IS PEELING OFF, SEPARATING FROM THE PRIMER. I BROUGHT IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID IT LOOKED …
2019-08-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 YESTERDAY (AUGUST 13TH) I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY 2012 HONDA PILOT'S DASHBOARD WENT COMPLETELY…
2019-08-07 AIR BAGS Yes 3 DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN THE 3 VEHICLE COLLISION HAPPENED GOING 25-30MPH. THE FIRST CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY TO LET PEDESTR…
2019-08-01 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED OUT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEH…
2019-04-12 AIR BAGS No 0 I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT SAID THAT I NEED TO CALL TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO AN HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR THE PASSAGE AIR BAG
2019-01-17 ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ALSO HAD SPARK PLUG FAILURE.
2019-01-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT THE PAINT WAS PEELING ON MY 2012 HONDA PILOT. PAINT SHOULD NOT PEEL ON A CAR THAT IS ON…
2018-12-01 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT ON THEIR OWN. T…
2018-11-29 SUSPENSION No 0 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING.
2018-09-27 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL
2018-09-08 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT COME OFF. SOLID LIGHT
2018-07-02 SUSPENSION No 0 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHER HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD THE SAM…
2018-05-15 STEERING No 0 IT HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME UP WHILE I DRIVE THE 2012 HONDA PILOT O…